United States of America #6098 (v.2)
Base data
- Notified in
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G/MA/QR/N/USA/6 01/10/2022
- Version validity
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30/09/2022 -
01/10/2024
Old version v.2
- Reporting member
- United States of America
- In force from
- End date
- In force
- General description
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Prohibition on the importation of species, including offspring and eggs, designated through statute or regulation to be injurious to human beings, to the interests of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, or to wildlife or the wildlife resources of the United States, with some exceptions.
- National legal basis
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The Lacey Act of 1900, as amended (18 U.S.C. 42).
Injurious species are listed by statute and regulation: 18 U.S.C. § 42(a)(1); 50 C.F.R. §§ 16.3-16.15
- Administrative mechanism
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Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Responsible entities
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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- HS version
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HS 2022
- Referenced WTO document symbol
Meta data
- WTO justifications
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No specific provision provided
No specific provision provided
Reported as: Protection of human, animal or plant life or health, inter alia - Non-WTO commitments
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- Affected partners
- Non-affected partners
Measures
- Reported restrictions
- CP
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CP
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Tariff lines
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NA
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Various species listed at: https://www.fws.gov/injuriouswildlife/pdf_files/Current_Listed_IW.pdf
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